Tara CDD affirms support for resident activities in community pool

The Tara Community Development District Board of Supervisors reaffirmed the rights of resident groups to use the pool facilities for reasonable lengths of time at today’s meeting.

Matthew Huber, district manager for the CDD, which oversees the Tara Preserve community, received an anonymous complaint that water volleyball players were spending too much time in the pool.

The volleyball players meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and use five of the 100 approximate hours the pool is open to the community, said Dave Fox, a resident and member of the volleyball group who came to speak at the meeting. During their play, they leave open the lap lane and also have room for other swimmers in the shallow and deep ends.

“It’s a valuable activity, and it brings the community together,” Fox said. “We always invite people to play.”

Chairman Dan Powers asked the board to ignore the complaint; as an anonymous tip, he refused to acknowledge an issue with the volleyball group until the CDD board received a formal complaint complete with a resident name and address.

Supervisor Joe Mojica said that one complaint out of 1,400-some residences in the neighborhood wasn’t enough for the board to take any action.

“There’s plenty of room on the shallow and deep ends,” Powers said.

Also during the meeting, the CDD board approved the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year budget, which had no increases from the previous year.

Jeff Waverly, the Aquatics Systems representative, gave the board an update on the communities lakes. Out of 52 lakes and ponds, the maintenance company identified five ponds that would soon require aeration, meaning they were lacking proper oxygen levels and would need a bubbler installed to regain the appropriate balance. 

Tara CDD's August meeting is canceled; the next meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22.